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" BY C. S. BARTOW.
IS i: O V I- A It S A I. 12 I i
flj EDSESDAY, : : : : APEIL 15th,
At W A. M- lUwa.
i TABIETY OF MERCHANDISE, j
A!niinitrnlorj Sale
or
o . 1 23 stat o,
la Kow., Islno of lint-rail.
r
ViRTI'K OP AM ORDF.lt OK TI1H
Jti.BBMLDATPfiii-iCAir:Tio.ONE SUPERIOR BUGGY,
la fraat ef tie Cwirt Ilia, Honalals, f and
0a Wednesday, the 15th day of April, 186S, j Thi wm-Uw Her Hw.iia, bihj.-'
At Li JcUtk Boon, i -- - - - - -
THE FOLLOWIXt! UC1L ESTATE ! j
15 KiJ.t, HLl.lP Vf li A v Ail,
aj,kia(ias U of Preatoo CammiDOi dcee.l-
.athaoolti.rthTWLAjiror waipvxaila and
t ,.. mal f W fcTen Hoatd. conxtlma- of
run liuiiUrrt an I flft Aerea, Mo a portVa of tl
Lj Aarn""! tn KatI PatraC 9. Ml. rraMed I Prcat
fl-inn. Tai kn.l lnna lf LaJkl of Kakkaa, ia w
mil, . - - i . w
Prratua
rrH I
lw tnr mnt Mtrpow and Die In-er pvrtbrfl ia - j
rjd. rtw apixrr tHrtVa la veil oudnl.th but tm-
rLadairalHWMiaunKUi. r- farther rUclara apply !
M J. W. Al'SflM. Admioiatratur ,
17
Of tb lUtal of rrraMi 'aunaain:.
JAS. L. LEWIS.
jl ih DM iiuaa.
Corner of King and Bethel Streets.
i tan jfaM-k of Oil. HIIOllKH ii4 all io.l ol Caap
U auvea f atVtMina) Io Kal(vr b aarf l a oxitiDaaocv of
. Mtruoaae hrb b h bttlwrv efijojcd. and hrh be
hi aatnmaae
bm, jclura.4 ba ifcaaka.
61s io
MAKEE PLANTATION.
'Ev crop or
SUGAR AIXD KOLASSES!
5 Cmiaf lav fur ''
61 C. BatVS KK A Co., aaeata.
GREENBACKS,
UITF.ITTK.H HOMH OK INDK.UT
( J ' ar.y otbrT cUa) of UmwU.)
Ot.fKrd at IHr ki-jhent rtiU.t.
fli H. M. WHITNKT.
GREAT REDUCTION
ON OLD PRICES.
ev sml .llont ffesirsible
GOODS!
3Us: Syron,
Ki:rmvEi nv
CASTLE & COOKE.
TjALES AND C A J E OK
AMERICAN and OTIS DENIMS.
ca.u or
Utafj Dine DrilU and Clue Cottons.
' ' i a icrtRioa A-ORTMitjiT or
ILANNELS ELUE, WHITE AND RED.
All Waal. Silk ataiol Wl.
COTTON l VIM)L 1D COfToV IXIWILS.
7 . "
3- 4. 7- and 4 4 i.le.
Anil Vtirioa Qoallliea nail Prices.
4- 4. -4. 10-1 al 11-4
Cottons, li'iiio aJwcTVIciliinii,
rfU 1'rlrrs It Stlt tU Thm.
D0WNE1VS KEROSENE OIL !
AT WWEVT RATE,
lid Wamatfi Lajail U tint Bt la thU Jljrlfl.
0 OILED LINSEED OIL,
la 4V Uaabiat CaSM. fvaaa CtfUa.l,
Pure White Lend anil Zinc,
la TV lb Cams, trass) Eaglaad.
PURE SPIRITS TURPENTINE,
la ft Oalln Can, as SYREN.
AND AT TIIK LOWEST RATES.
511 CASE
S CARD MATCHES, to he Sold Cheap.
A MCE A.oRTMEXT r
Shelf Hardware at Low Prices.
ILL OKOr.CH mow THE OTI1EK IsLlXDS
t a -j'x-l ft' i.v if prrchtiitt irMtiUy,
IK las
Entertaining and Instructive.
r.T or mi Mi'iii.n cnt histor
H A L SiVr.Lw rtwai.tf. asaterul write asaarwen
amaining aat tarr.ct..e.
rVraana atf a- Ibe ahr laUada will A IV I Ihesn lb beat
"ajamnt Hw inw atone y ibat aa aw a-,
(X'dma wilt be Nnd i thw IbisHaf rate per sisa-fcr votasa t
Tnc KMPKK.4 JuErillAK. 1 Vol.. a. Faper Cover,
M, etith,l IV
rnti?t At the ticcEN or rBf!iA. a ii;-
cal aViwuMM-e. Wuk rtM .(liaaU aVnMgaa. 1 Vot, 8v
".,, j , cvtb.fi 2.
JHIHtHMTtlt lf MrilPS. Ivot.tvw. Illu
l. Paver ev- 11 71 1 eHh. 11 1i.
l!l ATIXkTTE ARO HER SON. 1 voL. ftvav
er sn..r. H 74 el.b. H i
ru ' "t I l r. lvol..aV Paper cover, (
It T- . j
IfcXDrim ai lur CRKtT A50 Illi COCRT. 1 t,
T2'.'14"- "brfa.J2i.
HU a.lbiivuhfi ri i e. Frodevfck the Great and J
" f"1b. Ivnl.tiK rWH J Iil .
tH atariiof iF BFRLIX. I v.d.lJawa. CVwb. 2 U-
RK&KRIVK Ttl K UfcKAT AID Ills FAMILT. 1 vol..
,' I'luatratH,!. pper cover. l 7J J ebh. 1 1 24. ,
ucw r rat H.-IA a so mu. riMj. i wot, Sv.
llliaKmto.i. Paper rover. 1 1 7 l el. IV II :
ri. 'III. AXt CafllKKIMC FAK.R. 1 vol. 1 Jaa.
.Clota, i j. ;
aowiplet seta are anbml, I bey w ill be foml.bed '
1 1 ar volua. r tHh. ! '
rois sam:.
4N EXCELLENT tT A R R I A G tl
mi
bi wear.. I
IT bV.8. kl-. jreMI... a a svery reopeet W'l
ad.ipsed Aw a Uls'. awe. t4ir. wbil- t arfe. abwl
laitir.nf (MM la) J. L. KM- II ARIX.
CTIIIEKOMETIES.
JflitTKIi T M llllb' FROM ISO9
Ww fabrealit. 1 Ostla le I . rarb.
VwrPaiwt . Jf. Wll I TSf.M.
CblncMc IMirnie I.ooLm !
II. M. WHITNEY.
rnyojiN Iiutclilile Ink.
arr. n .
I
T
i. TO RE I SED (
at aains- Ink ir. aae. j
II. M. WlllfsAV. 1
waMatbrM rTaaAioa4aw aesC
BY E. P. ADAMS.
On TUESDAY.
- - - - APRIL 14th,
At 10 O'clock A. L, at ?aJes Room,
" Offwrtd i
ASS LICllandiSe
IT J Ootids, Onceri-a. Hat. and Ca.
A f mall Inewce uf Mm Kroran.
Kwwaer'a Krmnt Oil, Cbrjiul Oil,
Carl Matches. Motrin.
C tr im cake on la half rMs
Toi.aceo. Cla-an, Wines and AW-s.
A few ke-s Frown Pusar. ia,
A liuall f C'arjr.ler a Tools. Ac, Ac.
ALSO, AT 12 O'CLOCK NoOX.
ioTici:.
MR.C. If. KOSR WILL. .TTKXI TO MV
bt lXr-?3 daring my absence fruta the IbUimI.
V- V. AIM MS.
11-molDla. March IT. IvW 617 In
ni;.iti:iiT'?s hoots.
"CO
if a-ill kII
Bel
M AM) A ITER THIS DATE I
Eenkert's Tine Calf Dress Boots
Kr IZ Pair.
M. McIXKBXY.
tH lm Corner fitt awl Mrrchanl r.reela.
roi: siLi:.
si srLLDii cosrvvoon case
GRAND UPRIGHT PIANOS
Patent AgratTe Style.
M A X l" K A CTIUEII EX PR ESS.
I.V t.r a trtical climate j the besi locd lu
'tnmenla, rver impnrteil.
Tlrtrvr iniruuw-bia are acknowlcdgr! the
rmteal Artinta, at thelaal i'iu KxpuoiUou, aa Hie best Lp
r litbt VImiM ever aaade.
ALSO
One Cabinet Oran, Suitable for a Church
or School.
All the above ajnitia .ed luaUuiscbU will be 4. LOW. at
l lm WM. riaClieHV.
THEO. H. DAVIE S,
. (I.ate Jauiou, Creeo V Co.,)
Ollo xw loi- Sale
t II E FOLLOWING
ASSORTMENT of GOODS
Suitable Tor (his Market,
RECEIVED f
I'cr C.arlnii, ft'om Liverpool,
AND
ROBERT COWAN, from Victoria.
Co.tosiM.
II
KAVV DENIMS. BROWN DRILLS.
W bile- I'otloos, Uclta iHril"-,
Ticking. Turkey ked, 4.C., Friata.
Li II CUM.
Browa Lin ItiIU. Brown Holland,
aui ll.IUnd. Blae at.. I wbi:e ftKrlTt,
Iiapcr, 1'iue Linen. While lutk,
ltuwUa, Uamask CbAha.
IVooIciix.
Alpaca Black and Fanry Cot,
Bbutk-ts l!ry. Whib-. bioje. Oranee, Ore-o and Scarlet.
C'l0 Bt-aCh, h a, arecn. Brown, While, Ac,
Cobarss Btaca. Blow and Fancy Color.
fUnncis - B.oc. ?ciW-t, BUck. Larco.br, Ac.
Orleano FrloteJ Wbixr llrnoml, ami F( d C4. Uroand.
Tweeds Liakl and bcasy, asaorled pattmna.
s'f tft.Ir.r-
m -r mm m mm & .
1 verj SwperlwT A-artairnt of fasts Trawscrs i
I fail Suit l.lzfct anil llraif.
Ct Alpaca. Twrd. Djr,kin and Flbi Cloth.
Trwrrs Blae Fuaorl, Twccl, Molcaklo, Durakia and
r.k cwh,
CHILDREN'S CLOAKS AND MANTLES,
India KubUr and Twer J W'atrrproof.
A ktrgv variety af rriasaa hhirta, lai sir lea.
Heavy Jnn rbirts. tHrlpic-t and Frinlnl llcgatuis.
Extra stoot I! fry Merino blrU and Drawers,
sSssdlIeia3'
CiaMeia, Stedtwan an-1 ?oferV adlbv,
Coesmob ami !u-rnr aile fadJIes,
11 'a ls ajad Beios.
A fear very gnd Eri.lW-., ektclro-puUed Bits.
L:tcc :tiil lluIiii Cioods.
W bdw aal cnTd F-xabruidered Orenadiors and Book Moailna,
Fla Lawaa j'utpol aud I becked.
t'aaat'ric aul Lace Handkerchiefs,
tbadl Xa.lin. Tape f beck a and Lares,
lit .bop's Lawn, Victoria Lawns,
B'bbitkct Lace.
Al
A Small Lot of very Handsome Harness
AND l.U'K Cl-RTAIN?.
64 in. to 11 in- w'ale and 4 yards bang. tHe or two pairs to
each pattern.
SiiiitlricM.
Silk ami Cotlun Telveta, .lk llao.lkrrhirb.
fongeea aod V-mh. Merino aod Felt Ilata.
Aswirtrd Wood and I'. roe.se Table Ihl CbHh.
Leather and lodia ks'tr Belting,
lada Bobber Hose.
T aided Sacks, Velvet Carpet,
inutiiiv, ncLisii ai iMERicn ints
lwl. Co. p.i A C.a Irao-M Ab-,
Lea A ninS 5Aiare.
Coward's Picbrs. Pie Fruits ami Jams.
Utaracir fine Perfumes and Brenhrs,
Noldes Hoare's Varni.be,
Aatrncaa Whisky,
BESTQIMMTYOF FLOOK OILCLOTH
BQCjr yarts wil, and cut to any length,
ajar Co.4crv. Cam Pana.
Best ll p Iron and Bar Iron.
pljt Iron, Fire Bricks,
Raofln? FrK,
Ac Ac. Ac. Ac
Cl U
TIIKO. II. I.AVIKS.
VAATi;i) TO KUXT.
A II O V ! E. "CONTAINING FROM
Fut'R T SIX ntftM.
617 3 Address II.- AJrertiaer Ogee.
XALI2
a T THE STORE OF THE IWDERMGN-
Good English Floor Oil Cloth,
a Fret. F'rt. 9 f"L and M Fct W ole.
61 3m J.lUS Tll.. W ATEelHOt PK.
Aoticc Io Whaler..
A Frch Supplyof Slop Clothing,
. it i. at I'llK
Wll LERS.
iMi.rn-
N lii ' Fur Ca.rvpected by tba d
tl.
Will B rr' Kmirm.
61 Jaa
J..II.N Tllr4. WATM.IIOI .-a
rmuily Blill.
i FT s r f i
. .iMiKTMKVT N HAND.PriT-
A fJ.lT IM"sl e.l.ng Pr-r... t-
j l M
l - "." 1
NOTICE.
Pacastaa- Cosh
lluaoi cli
Fscssia Cosset, its. 1
llosoi clc, March 31, IMS.
4 I.I. PERSONS WHO DKSIRE TO MB
fCKI hfc. t.j the lend S alter tatior lb Jarful distress
and bmtoe bow reitftiiiic io lb. Eastern) Ifonoees af Oermaor.
II )U-ae add Utcir name Io the sutatcnptloa li-rt rf.eiied In
ILU Consul.. r. a. SCHAtiEK.
ei la CmwL
iYoticc to Shoemaker.
THR I'XUCUMGM:!) HAVE
J?
just received.
Per Idaho, and R. W. Wood,
Ret California t-ie l-eatlx-r. Lent French t-ilk KlxMla. French
Kbl ki'.. Lcai Ser Ire.irrx. Lcttlicr Pre ratire. Harness
i IM. Mnie Ttirraal. Oalna rUx. Ck-sin Silk Til, aa.1 mariy
I ntbrr articles, ca'ri,iti(r the nrit cxmMe Assortine'il of
; Ptixp timline to fr-oi.U in the citjr. nil of which lory ciCrr
J inr sae la U,e Trade a cheap. 11 Ubt rlit.-a-r. tlian tbrjr CM be
' olrfainrd rlacwlirre io lluoiiiuiu. U. ILAKk at CO.,.
1 f.'J 2l ll.lrl Itrert.
IX
II A I.K
M UL'AKTKR IIOXKS. EX
Voraalct'7 I. HAH'iLKTT,
lanitly Orocerr awl Fed Mere.
al U. H . H UJb.
610 lm
11 -s
C 5 i O 1 V
m m afc,
o cl
! PER COMET.
IALiroilMA OATS
' California Uran,
CoU-a Ja:e Family Flour, qr aacka.
OoUrn Oate Baker' Extra Hour, bf lack
Ami riavuiiug Ijitracta,
Near Califrtiia Oniona,
Near Calilurnia llama,
Near I'acilSc C!fl,h,
Nc Calif.irnla Sranle.1 Brt-r,
Euxca Vermicelli,
Boxca Maccarunl,
for talc l"W At
II. E. MclXTVKK A BUG.
N. II. GowU dellrt-rrd to all rU of Ihe ciiy free of charge
617 41
II. L. I base's rhutornphic Mallery !
FOItT ST It KET.
IS NOW OPEN' AND PREPARED TO
lake riloTOOKAl!! of "T io Uic liiuiT tTTia AXD
us tm MT K A!iuxaLa Taaxo.
COPVING AND ENLARGING Uooe In tl.e
bf-t aiaiiiHT.
for ft Carl of the Hawaiian Kings, Queroa, Chiefs sod
other tMrtaM mi.
Also A full aaaortment of IA RGE AND SMALL
FR A M ES rur talc al Low 1'rtcca.
ftoj Ijr II. L. CHASE.
F-l ETALLI C
ConatHiitly ou
PAI NT,
IIllDlI.
' II I A T I X V A LIT A II L E. D V R A B LE, F LEX-
Jl ible. pr-rjcrrlne, anti comaiive
M K T A I I.l V, I A INT
K Conlrx. Doikra, Konf. Steam Eneinet , Call Plowa, Ilooaca,
ITeucea. Schouoera. Steamer.
A N'I ALL OTH RK IRON r WOO! WORK.
Cll 6m Fur Sale bj C. URKM'EIl A; Jo.
"SPECIAL XOTItCK.
Upham's Hair Gloss and Curling Fluid
IS THE lti:ST HAIR DRESS I NO IX THE
wurld It imrta a braunlul (kata to the hair, kce it io
curl and rontHra iu growth.
Upham's Toothache Cure,
Cures Ibe dmwI violent tootliclie iu one uii.mte.
I'PIIAM'S MAR .It'll ELLA.
Prrvenls the ha'r fn.m fjlllnif nut. and t rimo(iug Ihe growth
if the beard and hair it hu noeual, it ia Ihe niiracal of tba age.
t'PIIAMD DEPLATORV,
Bcmovra aaferD'His hair fin all parta of the bud iu five J
ounatea iito-al injury to the akin.
Upham's Pester Ointment,
Is a sard and aperdy cure fur caters. Salt Kkeatua, Chapped
1 1 amis, aud llar'icT's llcb.
Upham's Asthma Cure
Ki-lierr, the most nVnt baruxysnia of Asthma In ten miouUa
and roVcta a Srdy cure.
' Upham's Freckle, Tan & Pimple Baniaher,
' liraairvea frickb-a. tan. aonburn, pimples oo the face, aufcrat
'. the skin and U-auliQcs the cotnpieaiuu, warranled Dot to Injure
the skin.
j Dr. La Porte's Life Elixir,
' The -rrat Nrrvioe and R-javcuatiua- IU-medy. rrstorea b "manly
j vigor all who are suiTrntie frra Iminirvd cpinal Energy,
J rrous Debility, tc, ar.sing Iron) whatever cause.
S The Japanese Hair Stain,
I Colors the Whiskers and Moustache a beautiful black or browi.
1 It cousuMS of only one preparation. Color will Dot wash r
i fade out.
Fiery Serpents,
OR EGOS OF fHJRAOirs SERPZnTS,
A new chemical toy, an interratioK and amusing toy, eonabaV
ing of email ecr-bke rones, whicli, when ignited, evolve ic -j
irw aro-ods, a long twisted snake, exciting universal wood :r,
l and a aannb s aa atranre.
All tbeanove preparaiious are suti vy
C. F. I'll 11FR.
Agent bar i. C. t'pbain,
(49 lr Furt 81., Honolulu.
iAIiW AXU LATEST 1ST VL li
OF
ooox.s
By Every Steamer,
Tlio IT'ilioEit. axarl.
Largest Assortment on the Islands.
fi . V.1 1 A 2V 15 ROT BI KK S,
Importoi'H,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
j di:ai,ei:s in
' Amrricjii Clothicj?,
i
j Cent's Furiiili.ii (iisoils,
; Hoots, Shoes, Hats. Caps,
i
i Yaukt-c Notions,
i .
Ac, Ac,, Ate, Ac.
! Comiitiiig of the Follotcing :
t' LA IN" AND FA N?Y i'ASSI M ERE Sll ITS.
LiKhl and heavy grades.
1 1 iie Blue Flannel 6aiU,
White Linen Duck Suits,
! Drown Until Itill ruita,
j FINE SILK ALPACA COATS!
j Fiua Tweed CoaU,
Fine Miitoo Cloth Coats,
! Fine While Linen Coats.
Fine Drown Linen Coats
Fine Black Dress Coats,
Frucks and ack.
Fine Black Doeskin Panbt, line Beaver Pants,
Fine Blue Flannel Pants,
Fine White Linen Pants.
PLA I X A X D FA NC V C A SSI M ER E PA NTS,
Lil.l and beary grades.
Fine Black !orkin Vests,
Plain and Fancy ilk Vests,
Plain and Fancy Silk Velvet Vests,
White and Fancy Marseilles Vests,
Plain Casainarre Vcata.
WHITE SHIRTS of all DESCRIPTIONS.
Fancy Cahcw Milrts of all drsrr'.ptioos.
Linen Collars, assorted sues.
Fancy and Plain Wooh-n Uvrrshirts, all descrlptioiM,
rnlerahlrts and Drawers, all desrriptiooa.
Black ami Fancy Seek Tics, all descriptions,
Ttjrllr irilh uh EiuUt Varlftj of
ROOTS. SHOE.
HATS. CAPS,
Y A N K EE NOT I O N S. r.
Messrs. Ilyman Brothers
Woul-I beg respectfully b call Ihe attention of
Tin: rruLic ammci .tev dfili:us at Lint-r,
To tbHr Urge and varied assortment of
AMIKU'AN KKIVMA1K
a,:isliion:ialo C'lotliin
bnT-. MIOK!.
II T. (MPS VANKEE NOTIONS, Ac -
."TI:xlcr of WIi:ilvIiip,
A at si
DKAI.KRS FKtiM TIIK OTI1KK ISL.HS,
Wu!d d- wen Io eVl on us hf..re pnrrbaaing rlwl.ere.
Capt. Snow's Building, Merchant St.,
43 Iv lt"te4ulo. llabo. II. 1.
1 lAHiaia.
I 1.K
, l1 M a
Plantatation Labor Books,
II. M. WiilT.NKY.
the PAcirio
Commercial Advertiser.
SATURDAY, APRIL 11.
NOTES OF THE WEEK.
EartbqaaUea naid ibe Vwlcnata.
The American whaling bark Hercules. HowfUnJ,
ilaa'er, nrriTexl from Hilo, t.u Thurlay nioming,
l.ringing lator news from that rortion of Hawaii re
gurding the cartluiuikca. Ve Late ma-Ie extructa
from such corretriilciice as hits c'iie to us, anl have
been kimlly emiittel to make txtracti from other
iftu-ra rfivel by parties in this city.
A correspoiblciit, writing from Kau, says : " The
earthijuakca cotuiuruceJ on Friday night ; some say
we haJ thirty or more shocks. Saturvltiy morning I
awoke abnut daylight, ainl up to 1 P. M. I counted
nincty-svYon eartluiuakt-a ; none were very aevere,
but their frequency frightenel us. While at dinner
we had a heavy shock crockery jingled and the
house cretikel like a ship in a Morni. I left the table
and went over to , and while talking with them
we had a fearful shock. I caught up one child, and
another, and little and followed,
running out ot the houe, while vaes, books, boxed,
Ianijut and dUhes were lulling ubout ua. When we
got out, wulLs were falling down with a thundering"
no se, ana the air w:is htltM witn uust tne earth
still quivering. In lej-s than twenty-four hours we
had over two hundred fchH-k9! We all feel nervous.
The children are very much frightened. Little
blept in my arini part of the night, and the rest of
the time he held me tightly. My exjierienee of earth
quakes to be awoke at night, the house creaking
acd crackling, and .children crying with terror ia
enough to make anybody nervous."
Another letter, of the .ith of March, says : " At
about 8 o'clock Friday evening we felt a slight shock
of an earthquake ; this was the first and possessed
some novelty. Since then we have had no less than
three hundred! At this time a feeling of absolute
terror prevails. The past forty-eight hours has com
pared more of the terrible than one usually expe
riences in a lifetime. The most aevere shock took
place at a quarter of 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
The earth moved like a troubled sea, and the wonder
id that more damage was not done."
We have been permitted to make the following ex
tracts from a Hilo letter of the third of April :
"We have had shocks ever since Saturday last,
!8th March. On yesterday, April 2d. at four in the
afternoon, we had a very heavy shock, breaking up
crockery and gl:is ware of all descriptions. Mios
Urickwood wns at Mr. Jones, and when the shock
came, ran out of the house and leaped oil' the veran
dah, spraining her ankle and breakiug a small bone.
Jtev. Mr. Lymau's house looks like a perfect wreck.
The plastering is all down and the foundation is bad
ly shaken.
"Tla families of Messrs. Coan and Wet more have
left their houses. lr. Wetmore has lost his stock of
drugs. The sea came in yesterday, 2d April, and
washed up to and over the t aiakc bridge and up to
the King's fish-ponds, carrying away the walls in.
several places. The sea came in at Keauhoti and
Apua, and carried away all the houses. At Keauhou
the natives escaped by running. It is feared that the
natives at Apua were not so fortunate.
The banks around the crater of Kilauea have
caved in at several places, and cracks are opening
around the Volcano House. The crater is very active,
and it is rcortcd that the old craters to the east of
Kilauea have oicncd anew, llcports come in that
lava is flowing at Kahuku and on Kona.
To-day fur the first time we have seen a heavy
column of smoke from MauuaLoa. The chimneys on
all the plantations are dowu except the 1'aukaa."
Captain How laud states that 'when the heavy shock
occurred, ut four o'clock Thursday afternoon, he was
walking from the residence of Capt. Thomas Spencer
towards his store, and had accomplished about half
the distance when he heard the leaves in an adjoining
banana grove rustling, as he supposed from wind,
ami while looking at them a wall near him fell, and
presently he was thrown from his feet.
The sea came up to the door of Captain Spencer's
store, making a rise cf about ten feet above high
water mark. In several parta of the town cracks
have opened in the roads from one to eight inches in
width.
From Keauhou we learn that Mr. Stackpole, who
has charge of J. C. King's pulu station at present,
had started on horseback for the Volcano House, and
bail reached the pali overlooking the village when he
felt the shock, ami looking back saw the sea come in
and carry out in one sweep the houses and other
material stored in the village, consisting of about
one hundred and fifty bales of pulu, the presses used
in packing it, canoes, boats, &c. The loss will be
quite heavy. Fortunately no lives were lost.
Mr. Porter, who has charge of the Volcano House,
at the crater of Kilauea, had left the house and gone
into Hilo, considering it unsafe to remain. Kilauea
was very active, nearly the whole floor of the crater
being in active motion. Natives report that the lava
in Kilauea wa& receding very fast, and that the line
of craters east and south from Kilauea, further down
on the slope, were smoking.
Another rumor says that a large ravine had opened
on the Blojie above the crater reaching across the road
to Kau, rendering it impassable, and still another
ravine from Ihe crater to the line of lesser craters
lx-kiw, cutting off the road to Tuua.
A native who came down with Capt. Howland, says
that a woman wna killed on the beach at Ouoiuca
by the falling of rocks from the pali above.
As to the eruption on Mauna he a we have no par
ticular account, but have beeu permitted to make the
following extracts from a letter dated, Kona, March
2Mb, as pertinent to it :
Yesterday morning March 27th, we had a glori
ous sight from our verandah. About twenty minutes
before six o'clock we discovered on the summit of the
mountain an iiiiineii-ie mass of smoke rising high in
the firmament with high pillars resting ujn.u it. In
less than half an hour vast columns of smoke were
rising in a southerly direction, to the distance of ten
or fifteen miles. This continued to increase, extend
ing south towards Kau, as it appeared to us, uutil the
mountain was shut in by clouds."
Capt. A. Hussell was on board the King's Yacht, at
anchor cfl the south side of Lanai on Wednesday
night, IstTiust., and iu forms us that he repeatedly
saw fire through the clouds resting on top of Mauna
Loa, at times resembling forked lightning.
Natives report a lava flow running down over Ka
huku,on the south-west blope of the mountain.
We copy the following from the letter of Uev C. Q.
Williamson to the Gazelle:
The following list I copy from my Piary, which,
along with my wntch, I have kept at hand, so that I
might I as accurate as possible in my statement.
VL, very light ; L. light ; M, moderate ; H, heavy ;
VII, very heavy ; Wll, very very heavy.
SATl'BDAV, 25th march, 1SH.
10 13, aw, M 4 aa, r m, M
1 13. r w, M 4 fcO, - M
1 " VII &OU, M
I H, VVII 6 05, M
1 61, " M bos, " II
SI 13, " I- I 6 40, M
j it, ' I. 1 oo, II
,3J, I. ' 6S7, M
2 40, L 6 40, - M
57. "I. 6 4H, " M
a 04, " I- 1 7 05, - M
3K I. 7 -o, " M
3 IS. "I. 7 4H, I.
3 -JO. " I. HOT, VI.
31, " I. 45, "
3'.'T, "I. 04, ' Mil
3 30, II 1 14, VL
3 3n. I. T, " I.
3 oo, " Is t34, u Mil
4 0O, " II 3V, 1.
4 ( J. I. V 50, L
4 lo, I. 10 n-2, " I.
4 13, " VII IO IT. II
4i, " I. HtH-i, " 1.
4 35, M 10 2T, tt L
4 37, M I
At this time I retired to rrat, and slept until Sunday
itig. when awike at I 10, very heavy ahork, with continual
tr nitiliue of tlie gruund l r one minute, ewling with a mcl cr
ate alivrk at 1:11. Mlit again, and wi-k at
3 24. AW, II 15. AW, M
1M, I. ---, - I.
4 oc, " II I
b OO, II 10 13 " I.
btrj. " I. 11 J3, " I.
6.T-. " IIJ II ST, I.
b 45, I. 11 44, " I.
l. - I. 12 IS. F w. M
C, " I. iJ-ii, " M
C 4, " I. 12 25, I.
C 57, " M 1 m. II
7 lsigA ni'al- 121, I.
7 So, I. leraU), 1 3u. M
7 Si, " M i 1 4. " I.
7 . " M 1 4. " I.
7 33. - M ! 3 OO, " I.
7 4', " M ! 3 ov, " I.
7 .V. -I. 3 11. " 1.
. ct. " . I 4 .U " L
s il. I. 4 5J, L
h Hi. -VI. 7 e, I.
a si. "I. i 7 51. M
nn, . i s 4i. vl.
h 4i. - M j 9 on, " I.
V uJ, M ,
Tina is Ihe 41 of thoec IV It bv me on thia day
i
lOIDIV, MARCH 30, 1VS8.
My erst ezrictu-ed shuck of this day occurred aa before,
close on
i op, a , vn
1 30, - I.
Sll. " M
7 IS, " M
a Jo, r w, VI.
7 12, 44 M
8 1S r at M
6 45,
8 56,
9 2S,
llo.
M
VL
VI.
I.
II
Tl KSDAV, 1IICH SI, 1MM.
1 &S a , M ft OT. A M, I.
s so, M Si;j - a
3 4a, "1. u ju, " I.
3 60, u L 4 43, r al, M
4 iW, u L
This lasted for staue time, causing ever) thiug to rock back
w.uu and biroard.
t From 2: 50 r. m. until 4 r. M., the ground was incessantly
rocking, bring urcaaiotuilly relieved by a mure tk-ciaivc shake,
which 1 have nticed.
J I.ii;l.t, but of a distinctive character; hitherto all the
shocks hMVe been of ihe huraotrr kiuiwu as horiint:il vibra
tions, bul this shock Itad a vertical movement, aud during its
cutitinuance presented !! idea of attempt being made u lilt
the house Iroin underneath. It hupieiied during the hour for
family worship, aud the kg felt suddenly cramped below the
knee.
J Lasted about 30 seconds.
Si pkeme CornT. The April term of the Supreme
Court opened on Monday, and the sessions have con
tinued through the week with the exception of yes
terday, it being Good Friday. There has been an
unusual number of criminal cases brought in guilty
by the jury. The following may perhaps be of inter
est to the public. The Crown r. AhfoO, assault ou
J. II. Wood with a deadly weapon ; verdict guilty.
The Crown rs. Lohiau, arson, the case being the
burning of a cooper's shop, at Kaalaea, guilty. The
King r. Keakui, forgery of a tax receipt to the
amount of five dollars, guilty. The Crown r Kaili
kala, perjury as witness iu a case tried before (tolice
court of Belling liquor to natives, verdict guilty. A
ease of embezzlement comes up to-dayof a Chinaman,
Aclicw, entrusted with funds to convey from Kauai
to a firm in Honolulu. On Monday there will be
several interesting civil cases, viz.. Hall & Son,
IV.lles & Co , T. C. Heuck aud J. M. Smith, each vs.
McCandlcs-8, Paty and II. Mclntyre, as of the firm of
McCandless & Co., the question being whether Mr.
Mclntyre was a member of the firm. Also the case of
Makulu vs. Petero, to recover damages for crim. con.;
being the first case of this sort for several years and in
fact almost the ouly case among Hawaiions yet brought
up in this court.
The Past Week has been Holy Week ou the calen
dar of the Ritualistic Churches. The bells of the
Cathedral were ringing vigorously on the morning of
Thursday, aud on the succexling day, Good Friday,
the Government Offices and many of the stores in town
were, closed iu remembrance of the passion of our
Lord, an observance which though rather strange to
a large portion of our people, is perhaps less uncalled
for because many of our foreign residents were always
at home accustomed to notice the day. To-morrow is
Easter Sunday, which is sometimes even in Protestant
Churches made occasion of appropriate exercises.
With it closes the season of Lent.
Business the past week has been most remarkably
dulL Save for the session of the Supreme Court, and
the news from Hawaii, there has been no excitement
whatever.
The Wahwjck. The new schooner just completed
by D. Foster & Co., for Capt. Jacob Brown as a coast
er, is a fine specimen of work, being more thorough
ly built than vessels of our fleet generally are. She
will soon be placed upon the route vacated by the
loss of the pioneer If"arui"cA-, and we trust will
prove a good investment.
From Hanalei we learn that a scow load ot
sugar, belonging to the Princefille Plantation, and
which was moored at the landing on the river, had
been carried out to sea by a freshet which occurred
suddenly during the night Some three hundred
kegs of sugar were in the scow at the time.
Fountain. A neat circular basin has recently been
constructed in front of the school house at Punahou
with a fine jet from the fountain in the centre. It is
quite a relief to the exposed front of the house aud an
addition to the appearance of the grounds. These
are steadily improving from year to year, and present
still a largo scope for the exercise of taste in landscape
gardening, whicli we presume only awaits the bestowal
of more extended means by some public spirited
wealthy individual, to show itself to the satisfaction of
the friends of the school.
The Town Clock. The clock of the Stone Church
was observed the other day to have stopped which
wo are happy to say has beeu a very rare occurrence
for a year or two past It seems that the earth
quakes of last week so bent various parts of the ma
chinery, unbalancing the hands, and loosening screws,
that the whole finally came to a stand-still, and con
siderable difficulty was experienced iu setting the
time piece in working order again. This however
was soon accomplished by Mr. Kawson, it being first
necessary, in order to fix the hands on the north side,
to hold a boy suspended by a rope at rather a ticklish
height above the stone steps below.
Picnic. On Tuesday evening a moonlight picnic
was given at Waikiki by Mr. II. Waterhouse to a
large company of the young people of the town. The
air was a good deal softened down from the sharpness
of previous evenings, but just cool enouh to enable
the company to enjoy the entertainment and the out
door games of the evening to the highest degree.
Every thiug went off well, save that the moon was
very slow in coining out from behind the heavy clouds.
The usual gay riding parties formed the fitting sequel
to the eveuing's socialities.
Fire. On Thursday evening an alarm of fire was
raised in Nuu.iuu Valley, upon which the members
of the Olympic Club left their Hall, and discovered
that the cook-house of the. Hon. G. Rhodes had caught
fire, and flames were just issuing from the roof. The
Asoistaut Foreman of the Hose Co. Xo. 1 , entered the
building, and seeing a boiler ot hot water on the stove,
dashed it ou the flames. The application of a few
more buckets of water soon stopped what might have
been a serious fire. There was no one on the prem
ises at the time.
Olympics. The third entertuinment in behalf of
the Building Fund of the Honolulu Olympic Club,
will take place next Friday evening, April 17th, at
the Hall on Xuuauu Avenue, when Rev. Geo. Mason
will read selections from Shakespeare's sublime drama
of" Hamlet." Tickets may be had next week.
15y the arrival of the Tahitian whaling bark
Jorman, from Tahiti, we learn that the American
whaling bark Gen'l Pike, before reported leaking
and bound for this port, had arrived at that port,
and had been condemned ami sold for about $2,XKb
Jew AVauehocse. James Robinson & Co., are just
now completing a fine warehouse, for storage purposes,
of a capacity of about twelve hundred tons. The
building is of wood, which, if earthquakes are to be
of frequeut occurrence, is preferable to stone.
Bees must be getting plenty some where, as a
neighlior up in Nuuanu informed us the other day
that a swarm had just settled in his chimney.
Whether boiled honey was the result he did not say.
His Majestt returned to this city in the yacht
Kamaile, arriving at half past ten Wednesday night
A Naval Vessel Disixeecteh nr Steam. The
Naval Ilepartinent has received dispatches troin
Commander Chandler, of the United Htates steamer
Don, dated Vera Cruz. December ititb. He Rtates
that the yellow fever broke out on board of his
vessel on the 25th or November. It proved to be
ol" a most malignant type. He was ordered to the
above pott, and was always broadside to the wind.
Tin sick were at once landed and their clothing
and bedding aired. The ship was thoroughly im
pregnated with yellow lever. Commander Chand
ler caus.'d the hatches ol the birt!i-deck and ward
room to beseciirely closed. One joint of the steam
healer on the berth deck was disconnected. and the
same operation performed in the ward-room. A
thermometer was lowered through a small slip iu
the tarpaulin, and after two hours steaming iu the
ward-room it Indicated 2o."i degrees. The hatches
were then opened, decks dried down, joints of
i steam heaters replaced, and in two hours more
there was ni indication tf Ihe extreme heat to
w liich the places had been exposed. No cases oc-
I cm red afterwards. We hail 23 cases on board, and
seven men died, t ouimaii'ler C handler mtoruis tue
Department that lie is fully persuaded that heat
eradicated the disease as effectually as a severe
frost could hate done.
FROf.1 THE VOLCANO!
GREATEST ERUPT10X 0 RECORD !
One Hundred Lives Lost!
! Whole Villages Desfroyed !
Several Lava Streams Flowing.
Ittcr from the Editor.
Kealakeakva Bav, April S 12 if.
We reached here this morning at 9 o'clock to
find a scene as our hitherto favored islanda Lave
not witnessed eince the feet of foreigners touched
their soil.
The earthquake of Thursday afternoon, which
was felt so distinctly on Oaliu, Maui und Kauai,
destroyed many live?, and even whole village.
At Ilonoupo, (which is midway between AVni
ohinu and Punuluu,) eiiteen natives wore killed
by the earthquake and tidal wave which followed
it, and swept them off into the sea. Only two
houses iu the village were left standing.
At Kealualu, (the port of Waioliinu,) several
lives were lost by the tidal wave.
At Punaluu, three deaths from the same cause.
The village of Waiohinu is all in ruias, and about
twenty lives are reported aa lvist.
All the churches in the Kau district (except one
or two frame house) are prostrated.
Mr. Pogue estimates the deaths iu the Kau dis
trict, as heard from, at over one hundred.
Iu Paliuka (a few miles beyond "Waiohinu,
there were twenty deaths from the earthquake and
13 from the tidal wave 33 in all.
Charles N. Spencer and family, Capt. Haley
and family, Mr. Vidu, Rev Mr. Paris and family,
Mr. Logan and family, and probably others go
down to Honolulu in the steamer, considering it
unsafe to remain in this district. Mr. Pogue and
family have not left Kau, but will probably go
down in the schooner Kona Packet.
The eruption or lava flows commenced yebter
day, and one stream is flowing into the sea about
half way between Kapua and the South Point.
Another stream is flowing on the Puna side,
that is said to consist of mud and sulphurous
water. only. Mr. Lyman aud family have left for
Hilo.
Our company will start to-night in a sloop now
lying here and sail down the coast, as we deem it
Bafer than to go overland, and as more likely to
furnish the best view. We hope to find the lava
stream to-morrow flowing into the sea. We Bhall
then go on to Waiohinu, so as to see and report
from actual observation the condition of things.
If a party comes up next week, the steamer
should be engaged to take them on to Alualu har
bor (the port of Kau) from whence they can visit
the lava streams either north or east of that point.
Travelers, however, must be prepared to " rough
it" and Bleep anyirJiere and eat anything, as prob
ably no foreigners will be found in the district.
At midnight (last night) we could clearly see
the lava stream from the steamer, flowing down
the mountain side, and the whole mountain illu
minated as if a large city was burning.
1. S. A person just in from Kau, near Ka
huku, brings the following authentic report of the
killed nnd drowned : at Paliuka, 33 ; Makaka,
13 ; Punnluu, 4 ; at Honoapo, 27 ; Kamilo, 3
total 80. More probably will be found missing.
The greatest consternation exists through the
entire Kau district, and even here in the Kona
district. But as the shocks have sensibly de
creased, and the flows have begun, it is probable
that the worst is over.
The tidal wave referred to is stated by the na
tives to have been some ten or twelve feet above
the usual height. Then it receded at least eighteen
feet (throe fathoms) below low water mark. The
great return wave swept most of the houses from
the beach and drowned many. The sea rose and
fell eight different times.
This whole island is enveloped in smoke, so tltat
it is impossible to see over two or three miles in
any direction, and at times hardly half a mile.
We may be compelled to go on around to Hilo,
but shall hope to get hack to this point in time
to meet the next week's steamer.
At Waiohinu, on the road to Kiolakaa, h crack
has opened from one to seven feet, extending to
the beach and inauka as far as the eye can reach.
One remarkable feature of this is, that the end of
the road, at the chasm, are not opposite each oth
er, one side having moved the width of the road
mauka or makai.
The southeast side and summit of the hill at
Kiolakaa was thrown a distance of a thousand
feet over the tops of the trees, landing in the val
ley below, the turf covering the hill apparently
undisturbed.
It is estimated that a thousand animals, (horses,
cattle, goats and sheep) were destroyed at Keaiwa,
from the poisonous gasses which issued from the
hill at the time it was thrown down.
On Kahuku, back of the church, is a hole sixty
feet in diameter, the bottom of which cannot be
seen.
The tidal wave swept over the tops of the co
eoanut trees along the whole line of the coast.
At Keaiwa, a land slide occurred which buried
33 natives.
Over fifteen hundred shocks of earthqnake have
been experienced within the last ten days.
Lellcr from Kan.
Waiohixc, Kau, Hawaii, April 3, 18C8.
Dear Sir , Kau is in mourning. The glory is
departed. Tlte Lord's hand is upon us. Our
village is almost in ruins. As I wrote to you in
my lat we were having a succession of earth
quake shocks. These continued in number and
strength. Yestcrda, at a quarter to 4 o'clock,
we liad a shock which sent destruction and death
throughout the district. As many as twenty
deaths liave been reported, but I think this may
j lie exaggeration. By a tidal wave sixteen were
said to have been swept away and lost from ore
village. This may le so, but 1 doubt the truth
of the statement. All our churches are prostrated.
Our house is a erfect wreck. We have left it
and moved into the house built by Capt. Crane.
Last night there was a report that a flow of
lava was coming down" upon us at Waiohinu,
which caused us ll small and" grar native and
foreigners to leave the place. This proved,
however, to be ineorrectv No such tir'lViT' wan
seen a native report.. What we lutvc wuffcrnl
in the last week or ten days no one knows. Ma
the Lord sustain ub, and help us to trust hiiu nl-
ways and ever. Much of our fumi'lnr is among
the ruins of our houses. Our dwelling bse has
not fallen, aud probably will not, but is a pcrfoclr
wreck.
April Ctu. The number of deaths mentioned
above is not exaggerated, but is too small alto-
tUii X t.-li.-viit.l At 1 - ciirnriinl if 1 1 a whole
s-VL&ivt. a. piivuiu v
number of deaths in Kau will come up to one
hundred. Thirty-seven deaths are reported in
Paliuka alone.
As ever yours, J. F. Pocck. "-
Rev. S. S. Bishop says, from en olwervation
taken by him at Lahainaluna, that the column of
smoke which rose from Mauna Loa,' on Wednes
day morning, reached an altitude of seven and
four-fifth miles before fanning out. .
j:?f Jhis morning as we write, the atmosphere?'
is thick with smoke, the sua appearing like a Vail
of fire. The eye was not pained in looking at It
even after it was two hoars' high.
The MarejBir-aatB-i Case.
To the Editor cUte Pacific Cbmmerciat Advertiser:
Aa article in your issue of the 21st March, under
the caption, " A Noble Marquesan Mother, has .
just arrested my attention. This woman is worthy
of all praise, having been the chief rust rumen t in the
preservation of Mr. Whalou's life. The ctatement,
however, that her conduct has never been reward
ed," is not altogether correct Mr. Bartholomew
Nagel, one of the parties concerned in the lilieration
of Mr. Whalon, received, as his reward from Presi
dent Lincoln,' a fowling piece and a cum of money
I forget now the amount The fowling piece he re
tained, as his name had been inscribed on the stock ;
the money he put into the hands of one of the French
priests at Nuuhiwa to be spent in the purchase of
suitable dresses for the Marquesan woman in ques
tion. I presume that she has received them ere this.
In justice to Mr. Nagel, I felt bound to make thia
correction, and am only sorry the lie v. Mr. Kaukau
had not the forethought, and followed. his example
at the time. J. Bicksell.
Ilamakua, Hawaii, March SO. 1S6S.
To the KUtor of the Pacific Commercial Advertiser:
Dear Si a : In conversation the other day with an
old resident, belonging to the class denominated by
the Minister of the Interior " D- Yankees, n he
informed me he was charged by the latter with tailing
the Commercial Advertiser instead of the Government
Gazette, stating, if he took the latter, it would be to
his interest Your error is fidelity to the King and
people, anil he would do " his little best " to drive
you out of the country. Methinks you are hard to
drive , be calls you a mule! . - 1 - C 1 VT
I am not a subscriber to your paper, but, con
scious of the danger of the wont of a free press, you
will please put me down as on annual subscriber for
two copies of the Independent Commercial "Adver
tiser f 1 - . .
IXatwaili Crresps-aleaicr
Kacpakcea, Hilo, March 29 noon,
. Mother earth has been quite lively since yesterday.
The quakes commenced a little before noon, and set
the whole country rattling. They haven't done yet.
Even as I write, the house quivers and creaks like an
old ship at sea, and outside the trees are politely
bowing to each other. There have been at least a
hundred shocks during the last 24 hours o me tol
erably violent . Uad they all been concentrated in
one, there would have been a grand crash.' As it Is,
the vacuum pan has a very perceptible sway, and
the tall ' iron ' chimney vibrates ' like a ' topey turvy
pendulum. The shocks are unlike our usual Ha
waiian earthquakes (such as I have frequently felt
before) these being more - deliberate, stronger Taut
lazier, and longer continued ; and they really seem
to be getting chronic. v . . . . .-.
We have been having a tremendous rain storm and
the gulches have been impassable for days together.
Monday morning The shakes continue; had one
a minute ago. - ' K.
Foreign Miscellany.
American.
Ristori ia studying English, .
Queen Victoria is growing very corpulent' v -
Carlotta is to have what property Maximilian.
left. .
A "paper wedding" w&s celebrated in Nowburg
a few days ago. ....
Henry Ward Beecher is in favor of prohibitory
liquor laws. -
Twenty thousand dollars has been paid In Pari
for a ball dress.
The publication of Queen Victoria's first book
netted $50,000.
The worst organ grinder a hollow tooth that
plays the deuce. ,
Matchless misery" has been defined to be to
have a ciar and nothing to light it with. '
A woman in Ireland recently died of spontaneous
combustion.
A Turkey was brought to the Philadelphia mar
ket lately which weighed forty-two pounds. It
sold for thirty-Ore dollars.
Complaint is made at the West that thieves prowl
about the streets at night, waylay ladies and cut
off their hair to grace the heads of Eastern belies.
A man in Insiianapolis, Ind has bet that be can
walk on his hands from the bridge to the Lunatic
Asylum. He had better Btay there if he succeda.
Dickens, report, says, realized $20,000 from bis
four readings- in Boston, and it is estimated that
during his stay in this-country Ida entire profits will
reach $ 200,000.
' Give ns not men like the weathercocks, that
change with every wind, butjnen like mountains
who change the wind themselves. '
It was a wise negro, who, in speaking of too hap
piness of married people, said: Das 'ar -penda
altogedder on how dey 'joy deyselves."
Why are widows who want husbands like rail
roads that need repairing? Because they ure ready
for new ties in lieu of the decayed sleepers.
The Maine Parmer recommends country ladies to
take a medium sized pumpkin seed, carefully cut
out the meat on the under Bide, put a narrow strip
of fur around the edge, and fasten the strings to the
sides, and they will have a bonnet in the pink of
fashion. The broad end of the bonnet should be
worn in front to keep off the sun and wind. - ' w
The kid-glove dealers in Boston are making a
good thing out of the Dickens readings. An aud
ience in the Tremont Temple wears S 4.04)0 worth ;
which, for four evenings, makes $ 14J,0i)0.
A "sugar-wedding" is the latest Western inven
tion. It occurs thirty days after mariage, or at the.
sweet climax" of the honey-moon.
Orvil L. Grant, brother of Gen. Grant, is in bnsr
iness in Chicago, and said lo bear a strong resem,
blance to the great Captain of the age. He is gen-
erally reticent, though communicative enough when,
the occasion requires, and ia very fond of fact
horses. y
I'aria sirpet rftilwnrq Ttn ra flit e. 'a n.l !.
wheels have no flanges, but there is a small rail ia
the centre on which an extra grooved wheel runs.
This wheel can be raised by the driver, when the
car easily runs off the track to turn out for a car
coming in an opposite direction.
Plant Trees. The Country Gentleman tells ofj
a man who planted ten acres in forest when be was
married ; when his oldest girl was married lie cut
down S 1,600 worth of limber to buy her a fitting
out ; this he did also for his other childreu. ana
they have a good forest left. -
The United States war steamer Tvscarora has,
been condemned at Mare Island, and her officers .
and crew assigned to other duties. Some haver
gone on board the Ossipee. others have gone to tiie,
receiving ship Independence, at anchor in the bar-'
bor, and the rest have sailed for New York.
Redcced Rates op Postage Between the UxiTEn,
States and England. The treaty regulating aud
reducing the mail service between the'-United.
States and England, signed in June last, went in-
to operation on the 1st instant The postage on
letters has been reduood one half. The following
is the revised tariff: Letters 12 cents per half
ounce. Newspapers, or circulars 2 cents each.
Book packets C cents per 4 ounces. Samples 8
cents per .4 ounces. There are no changes ia ratca
of postage to.France.